cell line
noun
: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (such as an organ)
carcinoma cell lines
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Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks’ cells.
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CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks' cells.
—CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks’ cells.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The project will preserve living cell lines and genetic data for endangered species.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
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CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks' cells.
—CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Lawyers for the family argued in that case that the company continued to commercialize the results long after the origins of the HeLa cell line became well known and unjustly enriched itself off Lacks’ cells.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The project will preserve living cell lines and genetic data for endangered species.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
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cell line
noun
: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (as an organ)
a newly established cell line derived from human endometrial carcinoma—Biological Abstracts
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